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Zeeland

Veere Scottish-staple quay margins

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens

Also reported: glass.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Why this spot

1832 historic-map era

Staple port of the Scottish wool trade until 1799, then a fishing townlet; quay fill and Veerse Meer shore rework centuries of refuse.

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